Why Do Stink Bugs Stink?

Turns out stink bugs and cilantro have some things in common.

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[aznargo]

They invaded our home a couple years ago, and our family waged war on them. At first the battles were easy. Paper towels were our primary source of attack. Primitive, yet effective. But then the bugs multiplied. They were smart. Hiding in our vents, underneath our beds, deep in the trench-like curtains, we soon became overwhelmed. One soldier reported that the bugs began to 'dig into his skin', and spec ops are reporting signs of sentience. We thought of calling in an ordinance for chemical warfare, but General Pooch denied our request. The war goes on. Any assistance to beat this horrid monstrosity will lead us one step closer to saving the olfactories. Time is running out. Send hel

[IANF]

my cat was playing with one of these bugs once, it sniffed the bug and started gagging immediately.

[alpriore]

Cilantro Skunk sounds like a cannabis strain.

[pwnsage]

You know, this explains why stinkbugs are so ridiculously chill all the time. At least it makes them simple to catch.

[anna.elise]

Why do my college work when I could be learning more important things like this

[amandanilsson]

In Sewden they're called bärfis which literally translates to berry-fart

[scheimong]

I can't be the only one who finds squishing anything larger than an ant intolerably disgusting... Except mosquitoes perhaps

[Master_Therion]

Why do stink bugs stink?
This question doesn't make any scents.

[BMCNESS]

Explain with science why I turn the knob in my near freezing cold shower 1 Planck length to the left, and it becomes 211°F.

[ZeakaXorrFitchus]

whenever i see these bugs in my house, I scoop them up in a wad of tissue and flush them down the toilet. I never knew they were stink bugs.

[frankphillips]

A few years ago, I was staying in Knoxville, TN for the summer/fall. We had a HUGE stink bug infestation in our house, and literally they would be covering the walls and be in the beds. Not very fun having to sleep in a bed that might have bugs in them. I also can't smell them for some reason, but everyone else could.

[freckles]

My house has been invaded by these tiny turds, i keep having to catch and release these guys. My porch is becoming a graveyard full of little frozen stink bugs.

[skybeamfps]

They should be called blocky head shovel back

[milosminion]

One time I turned on a window fan and heard a bunch of really sickening crunches. I didn't know the whole thing was crawling with dozens of stink bugs. The smell was so bad, the room was basically uninhabitable for a month

[michaellawson]

An amazing thing about the stink bug is that its chemical stench permeates plastic immediately . I caught one using a small plastic bag as a glove and my hand stank . I tried 3 times at different times each time using a plastic bag and each time it permeated right through. Amazingly potent stuff .

[ShadowardVZ]

This past season I've found a few of them that got inside. My preferred method of killing them is a can of compressed air. Flip the can upside down and gently pull the trigger to give the bug a light mist of freezing liquid. Within seconds, the bug is frozen solid and there is no stink. Then I just pick it up with a napkin and flush it down the toilet.

[KevinLynnPorter]

I hate these bugs! No matter if doors or windows are closed, they come inside. Luckily I keep a bottle and scoop them in when I see them and then shake it violently. Luckily no smell. Then the next one comes by and it meets its family in the bottle.

[Abby-kmvr]

Cilantro and a skunk. I think you honestly described the smell perfectly. We have them all over my house. They seem to just love my room.

[stephenreisig]

Nooo I’m in my bed rn!!! Why’d you have to freak me out with that little animation of the bugs going in the bed!!?

[Dudeonwheels]

Because if they didn't stink they'd just be called... bugs.